Sunday 8 June 2014

Congress kept in dark after Bergdahl death threat: aide

THE STANS
Congress kept in dark after Bergdahl death threat: aide
Washington (AFP) June 05, 2014 - Congress was deliberately kept out of the loop regarding negotiations to free a US soldier because his Taliban captors threatened to kill him if the news leaked, a Senate aide said Thursday. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US forces in Afghanistan last weekend in exchange for the transfer of five senior Taliban leaders held by the United States. The swap was immediately cr ... more


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